The estate of Alitalia (AZA, Rome Fiumicino), under special administration, has issued public tender notices for the sale of aircraft engines and a warehouse with components, materials, and spare parts.

In separate notices, the administrators have invited offers for the purchase of:

  • three General Electric engines: Two CF34-8E5 engines (s/n 193164 and 902407) and one GE90-90B engine (s/n 900201). Binding offers are invited by June 27, valid until December 31, 2025;
  • the entire stock in a technical warehouse at Rome Fiumicino (not sold per item) comprising aircraft components, materials (so-called consumables, expendables, rotables, tools, and repairables), and spare parts. Atitech S.p.A., which bought Alitalia’s maintenance branch in 2022, has the right of first refusal at the final offered price. Binding offers must be submitted by July 18, and valid until December 31, 2025.

This follows earlier tender notices in 2024 for the sale of one used B777-200ER, I-DISU (msn 32858), with two GE90-94B engines.

Alitalia and its regional subsidiary Alitalia CityLiner (CYL, Rome Fiumicino) were placed under court-supervised special administration in May 2017, due to insolvency. The Italian government appointed administrators to manage and stabilise the airline while seeking restructuring or sale, initially attracting interest from the likes of easyJet, Ryanair, and Delta Air Lines.

After failed negotiations and the impact of COVID-19, the Italian government took full control of the airline in 2020. In October that year, the government approved the creation of a new national airline, ITA Airways, which acquired key assets from Alitalia and began operating in October 2021. In January 2025, Lufthansa Group acquired a 41% stake in ITA Airways following European Commission approval.